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Freedom of Information responses

On this page you can find the responses to all FOI requests made since January 2016. Please contact us if you require access to earlier responses.

FOI Request Nature of request and date sent by correspondent Final Response
BCE-FOI-2023/01 Request for information regarding ICT Documents (14/02/2023) Response
BCE-FOI-2023/02 Request for information regarding BCE’s contacts with the tobacco industry (20/02/2023) Response
BCE-FOI-2023/03 Request for information regarding language, diversity and inclusivity guides (12/03/2023) Response
BCE-FOI-2023/04 Corporate estate managing maintenance (5/07/2023) Response
BCE-FOI-2023/05 Minutes and notes concerning individual representation (25/07/2023) Response
BCE-FOI-2023/06 Documents pertaining to renaming of Lewisham North Response

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BCE-FOI-2023/07 Software and methods for drawing constituency lines Response
BCE-FOI-2023/07b Geographic information software code and configuration changes Response
BCE-FOI-2023/07c Requesting geographic information software documents & manuals Response
BCE-FOI-2023/08 Customer relationship management software Response
BCE-FOI-2023/09 Information on Cloud Infrastructure Response
BCE-FOI-2023/10 Invoices paid after 30 day deadline Response
BCE-FOI-2023/11 HR Software contracts Response
BCE-FOI-2023/12 Software used in data protection compliance Response

FOI Request Nature of request and date sent by correspondent Final Response
BCE 2022/01 Request for information regarding losses and special payments Response
BCE 2022/02 Request for information regarding losses and special payments Response
BCE 2022/03 Request for information regarding Call Centre Contracts Response
BCE 2022/04 Request for Information regarding Telecom Networks Response
BCE 2022/05 Request for information regarding ICT Documents Response
BCE 2022/06 Request for information regarding mobile phone contracts and costs Response
BCE 2022/07 Request for information regarding Multi-Functional Devices and printing/scanning services contract Response
BCE 2022/08 Request for information relating to expenditure on equality, diversity, and inclusivity Response
BCE 2022/09 Request for information regarding contractual Home Workers Response
BCE 2022/10 Request for information regarding amendments to constituencies Response
BCE 2022/11 Request for information regarding Social Media Management Tools Response
BCE 2022/12 Request for information regarding data centres Response
BCE 2022/13 Request for information regarding Review processes Response
BCE 2022/14 Request for information regarding Senior IT Staff Response
BCE 2022/15 Request for information regarding representations from Kate Kniveton MP to Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2022/16 Request for information regarding Contact Center Response
BCE 2022/17 Request for information regarding the boundary proposals for Camberwell and the representations received Response

FOI Request Nature of request and date sent by correspondent Final Response
BCE 2021/1 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s contract register Response
BCE 2021/2 Request for information regarding to Boundary Commission for England’s spend over £25,000 with external suppliers Response
BCE 2021/3 Request for information regarding reasonable adjustments made during the recruitment process Response
BCE 2021/4 Request for information regarding use of external recruitment agencies Response
BCE 2021/5 Request for information regarding the cost of UK Transition Communications campaign Response
BCE 2021/6 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s cloud strategy Response
BCE 2021/7 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s ICT strategy Response
BCE 2021/8 Request for information regarding software solutions used by the Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2021/9 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s Telephony Services Response
BCE 2021/10 Request for transcripts of public hearings in the North West region from the 2013 and 2018 Reviews Response and additional reply
BCE 2021/11 Request for all documentation relating to the planning and production for both the initial and revised proposals for the 2013 and 2018 review Response
BCE 2021/12 Request for information relating to the payments made to charities and third party organisations Response
BCE 2021/13 Request for information regarding estate management software used by the Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2021/14 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s print supplier and print spend Response
BCE 2021/15 Request for information regarding software solutions used by the Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2021/16 Request for information regarding representations received from Members of Parliament from Leicester and Rutland Response
BCE 2021/17 Request for information regarding malicious email volume and ransomware attacks Response
BCE 2021/18 Request for correspondence received by the Boundary Commission for England regarding wards within Romford from August to October 2021 Response; provided materials: Annex to response 1  and Annex to response 2

FOI Request Nature of request and date sent by correspondent Final Response
BCE 2020/1 Request for reports and associated maps of European Parliamentary constituencies in England for historic elections Response
BCE 2020/2 Request for information on First Aid Training and Mental Health Training within the Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2020/3 Request for information regarding ward names, parliamentary constituencies and vote numbers Response
BCE 2020/4 Request for information regarding business management software used by the Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2020/5 Request for information regarding local government proposals issued in February 1971 Response
BCE 2020/6 Request for information regarding to the Boundary Commission for England’s IT provision Response
BCE 2020/7 Request for information regarding to the Boundary Commission for England’s IT provision Response
BCE 2020/8 Request for information regarding contracts held by the Boundary Commission for England Response
BCE 2020/9 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s Enterprise Resource planning software Response
BCE 2020/10 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s IT strategy Response
BCE 2020/11 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s IT services Response
BCE 2020/12 Request for information regarding the Boundary Commission for England’s postage provision Response
BCE 2020/13 Request for information regarding reimbursements for official travel Response
BCE 2020/14 Request for information regarding the 2020 employee pay review, and questions regarding the specifics of the review Response
BCE 2020/15 Request for the current names, job details and contact details for various positions and officeholders within the Boundary Commission for England Response

FOI Request Nature of request and date sent by correspondent Final Response
FOI/2016/01 Request for information about the provision of local WiFi services (12 January 2016) Response
FOI/2016/02 Details of newspaper licensing agreements during 2013-14 (7 February 2016) Response
FOI/2016/03 Details of various corporate/financial/HR software contractsGR (10 February 2016) Response
FOI/2016/04 Requesting the reports supporting the reviews of the European Parliamentary constituencies post the 1979, 1984, 1994, 1999 European elections (16 March 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0001 Breakdown of electorate in Borough of Cambridge between 2014-15 (24 April 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0002 Cost of travel and accommodation in the BCE during 2015 and whether travel was booked via an external travel company (28 April 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0003 Process behind the recruitment of Assistant Commissioners (08 May 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0004 1st – Process behind recruitment of Assistant Commissioners (25 May 2016); 2nd – Diversity data of applicants for Assistant Commissioner posts (10 June 2016). 1st Response
2nd Response
2016-17 FOI/0005 Statistics related to the earnings of BCE staff (21 June 2016). Response
2016-17 FOI/0006 Questions relating to what Security and Fire Protection Products the BCE use (11 July 2016). Response
2016-17 FOI/0007 Questions relating to BCE’s historical recruitment of temporary staff (18 July 2016). Response
2016-17 FOI/0008 Questions relating to BCE current headcount and policy for recruiting temporary staff (25 July 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0009 Questions relating to the purchase, supply and usages of photocopying paper by the BCE during FY 2015/16 (08 September 2016). Response
2016-17 FOI/0010 Based on latest version of the Electoral Roll (04 August 2016) how many people are registered to vote in each proposed constituency (13 September 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0011 A request for information relating to the BCE’s internal plans and strategies during 2016/17 (20 September 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0012 A request relating to the provision of Air Conditioning Units and their inspection within the BCE (7 October 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0013 Request relating to the provision of Standard Firewall (Network) software   within the BCE (18 October 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0014 Request for information relating to the proposed constituencies in the West Midlands (28 October 2016). Response
2016-17 FOI/0015 Request for all responses to FOI requests answered by the Commission during 2016 (30 December 2016) Response
2016-17 FOI/0016 Request for documents relating to BCE’s ICT strategy (16 February 2017) Response
2016-17 FOI/0017 Breakdown of Departmental spending via Government Procurement Cards during 2015, 2016, 2017 (3 March 2017) Response
2016/17 FOI/0018 Number of staff who have falsified their CVs/job applications during 2015 and 2016; including individual job grade and what action was taken; provide a table showing all job grades and salary bands including grade terminology (23 March 2017) Response
2016-17 FOI/0019 The ten proposed constituencies who received the most comments during the initial consultation period (27 March 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/001 A request for the number of current parliamentary constituencies that cross council and borough boundaries and how many will if current proposals are in place (6 April 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/002 Questions: 1. How large is your organisation in terms of employees; 2. What is our single Corporate Objective; 3. What role does Technology play in supporting that objective; 4. Do you have a Chief Information Officer or Chief Technology Officer; 5. Do you have an IT Strategy and/or Digital Strategy and if you do can you share them please? 6. Are you part of a larger organisation or government body, and if so – who? (18 April 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/003 I would like to request information about the size of the electorate for each constituency, based on current (from 2010 election) boundaries. By this I do not mean the proposed 2018 boundaries (8 May 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/004 A request relating to cyber attacks on your organisation. (9 May 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/005 As of 1 May 2017, how many parliamentary constituencies in England are entirely parished, and is there a list available of constituencies and their civil parishes (27 May 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/006 A request for the organisations budget for 2016 & 2017. This is total operating budget for your organisation across all departments etc. (9 June 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/007 A request for information relating to the Fixed Telecommunications and Internet Services provided to the Boundary Commission for England. (20 June 2017) Response
2017/18 FOI/008 A Freedom of Information request relating to the organisations existing contracts for facilities management. (30 June 2017) Response
2017/18 FOI/009 A request asking for contact details of persons who are responsible for IT & Information Security and compliance with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). (26 July 2017) Response
2017/18 FOI/010 A request asking the following: 1. Whether the BCE has a general policy on deleting emails after a certain time; 2. A definition of the BCE’s policy on what emails should be retained and whether we follow National Archives guidance; 3. Details of the BCE’s policy on routinely deleting dormant accounts/those of former staff, ie what type of emails are deleted and after what time period? (04 August 2017) Response
2017/18 FOI/011 Request relating to the organisations internal plans and strategies for various Internal Technology departments (13 October 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/012 Request for background deliberations on the proposed Dartford/Sevenoaks/Gravesham constituencies (25 October 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/013 Request to provide official counter-proposals received from the Conservative Party, Labour Party, Liberal Democratic Party, UKIP, and the Green Party (27 October 2017) ResponseAnnex to Response
2017-18 FOI/014 Information about public relations ad marketing to allow bidding for public sector contracts (14 November 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/015 All information relating to visits by Commission officials to the Melbourn and Meldreth area of South Cambridgeshire (15 November 2017) Response
2017-18 FOI/016 A request for the list if current English constituencies for the UK Parliament by land area (30 November 2017) ResponseAnnex to Response
2017/18 FOI/017 Details of agreements the Commission has in place around GDPR compliance services (03 December 2017) Response
2017/18 FOI/018 A request to make public documentation relating to the planning and production of initial and revised proposals for constituencies in the West Midlands (06 December 2017) Response
2017/18 FOI/019 Provide the contract information relating to the following corporate software applications: Enterprise resource software solutions; Customer relationship management solutions; Human Resources (HR) and payroll software solutions; Finance software solutions (23 February 2018). Response
2018-19 FOI/001 Request for details of how the organisation manages its utilities (14 May 2018) Response
2018-19 FOI/002 Whether a final submission from the Boundary Commission has ever failed to make it through all the Houses (21 May 2018). Response
2018-19 FOI/003 Request for information concerning the type of accounting software and applications the Commission uses (08 June 2018). Response
2018-19 FOI/004 Request for information regarding the BCE’s annual pay review (15 October 2018). Response
2018-19 FOI/005 Request for information regarding the BCE’s contracts for corporate software and enterprise applications (14 February 2019). Response
2019-20/01 Various questions about data protection and security Response
2019-20/02 Various questions about telephony Response